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Sci Fi Channel Wants to Guilt You Into Watching Crappy Climate Change Movie

As the water levels rise and threaten to cover the Earth, the Catholic Church contracts a father-and-son salvage team to retrieve an ancient, world-saving artifact before it falls into the hands of an evil tycoon. It sounds like the setup for an awesomely bad adventure pulp, but sadly it’s just Lost City Raiders, the latest…

io9 Lauren Davis

Furniture Mate Free-Standing Solution to Mounting Your Flat-Panel TV

If you have a flat panel TV, wall mounting is the way to go—but getting things set up is an undeniable pain in the ass. Salamander designs have devised an alternative option for lazy people like myself who want the wall mount look without the work. The Synchro Furniture Mate slides in behind your cabinet,…

Tech News Sean Fallon

A Complete Guide to Playing Video Files On Your PS3, Xbox 360 or Wii

If you’re here reading Gizmodo, there’s a good chance you have a hard drive full of video somewhere. And you also probably have a PS3, Xbox 360 or Wii. If those two things aren’t working together for you in beautiful symbiosis, allowing you to watch all of your downloaded or ripped video on your TV…

Tech News John Mahoney

Meet The Wife That Han Solo Never Had

If ever there was proof that, despite his protestations, George Lucas really didn’t plan out the entire Star Wars saga in advance, it probably comes in the shape of the discovery that, in 1978, Lucas told co-writers that Han Solo wasn’t destined to end up with Princess Leia… because he was a married man. Married…

Movies Graeme McMillan

In India, Every SF Story Has A Happy Twist Ending

Even as futuristic tech, post-apocalyptic scenarios and alternate histories are gaining more mainstream cred in U.S. publishing, Indian science fiction authors still struggle in obscurity. Science fiction accounts for only about 2 percent of publishing in India, according to a new article, and authors complain of being marginalized. (One big problem? They all write in…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

10 Gadgets That Will Trip You Out Without Drugs

Who says you need drugs to have a good time? All you need is an open mind and a little imagination to tap into the psychedelic potential of your brain. Oh, and gadgets like the 10 featured here can definitely help. Even if they don’t work, just remember that even without the drugs you still…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

Low Cost Robot On Wheels Can Spy Baddies, Paint Them to Death

ROMP—or Remotely Operated Mobile Platform—is a poor man’s version of an iRobot battlefield bot. Instead of fancy tracks and miniaturized sensors, these ROMPs seem more like sophisticated all-terrain RC cars rigged with consumer cameras. Until you meet the older brother, of course, the weaponized WROMP with its big gun on top. In the words of…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Blame Time Travel For Kirk’s Scarred Psyche

Click to viewBy now, you might have noticed that James Tiberius Kirk is, well… kind of a dirtbag in the new Star Trek movie. He trashes a gorgeous Corvette at age 11, and just gets more obnoxious from there on out. He’s not just cocky like ShatnerKirk, he’s actually irresponsible, where Shatner was sort of…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Turn an Old iPod Into a Cigarette Holder to Look Cool, Get Cancer

If you have an old, dead iPod kicking around and are also looking for a way to disguise your disgusting cigarette addiction, here’s a nice way to kill two birds with one stone: hide your cigarettes in your iPod! It’s a pretty straightforward operation, involving getting rid of the guts in your iPod and then…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Make Your Own Hellboy Gun

This is the Samaritan gun, the big-barreled shooter that Hellboy uses only after muttering “Ohhh crap.” When you’re fighting elementals or underworld devils, you’ll want one of these at your side. And now you can make one – out of paper. ToyCyte calls our attention to the amazing papercraft design for this gun, which isn’t…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Orangutans and Bonobos Make Art for Charity

Panbanisha is a prolific painter whose works have sold for hundreds of dollars. She also happens to be a bonobo, one of many apes learning language skills at the Great Ape Trust. To raise money for ape conservation work, the Trust is auctioning off paintings created by Panbanisha and the other ape artists-in-residence. Click through…

io9 Lauren Davis

Wiimote Keychains Project a Mario Mosaic On Your Wall

These mini wiimote novelty keychains have a unique function—it can shine an image of your favorite Mario-Kart character on the wall at the push of a button. Fans can collect six different versions that feature Luigi, Wario, Princess Peach, Yoshi and Baby Mario—but I wouldn’t expect Mario to come flying out of the woodwork on…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Genetically-Engineered Cows Produce 20% More Milk

In a few years, dairy farmers will be able to order special genetically-modified cows that produce 20% more milk than common cows. Researchers in Argentina have developed a strain of cow that produces extra bovine growth hormone, which apparently leads to the greater milk production. [via SciDevNet]

io9 Annalee Newitz

Comcast Gives Away Free HDMI Cables (If You Ask)

A Comcast cable guy just told me that if you go to swap out your composite or component DVR/cable box for an HDMI-friendly one, and you specifically ask for an HDMI cable, they’ll give you one at no charge. It’s not super long, but it should do the trick in most cases. Even if you…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Walmart Black Friday Deals Leaked

Last week CNN got wind of some of the doorbuster deals Walmart would offer this Black Friday. The promise of a 50-inch Samsung plasma HDTV for $800, Xbox 360 bundle with Guitar Hero III and wireless guitar for $200, $128 Blu-ray player and $400 HP desktop got our hopes up that Walmart would swoop in…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Captain Marvel To Get Smart At Warners

It looks like The World’s Mightiest Mortal may be making the move to the big screen sooner than expected. Get Smart director Peter Segal has signed a three-year deal with Warner Bros, and is bringing the long-awaited Captain Marvel movie with him. But how soon will we actually hear the word “Shazam!” come back into…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Two Guys Jumped Off the Burj Dubai and Lived to Tell About It

Click to view Oh, wow. Apparently, in May, a Brit and a Frenchman snuck on to the under-construction Burj Dubai and BASE jumped from it at 650 meters up. Now, there’s video available of their infiltration, jump and subsequent escape. The footage from up top and the jump is just incredible stuff. I wish I…

Tech News Adam Frucci

New Xbox Experience Causing HDMI Sound Loss Issues

According to a long thread at the AVForums, several Xbox 360 users are losing all sound after upgrading to the New Xbox Experience. Apparently, the problem only appears in HDMI-connected systems. but there has been one report of someone having the same problem using a SCART connector. Fortunately, there seems to be a fix. •…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

T-Mobile Officially Increases Price of Wireless Data Plans

As expected, T-Mobile has passed on the costs of running their 3G network on to you, the smartphone customer. All plans now match the T-Mobile G1 at $25 for unlimited web and 400 text messages. Unlimited web, text, picture and email will run you $34.99. [T-Mobile and Brighthand]

Tech News Sean Fallon

Fetus Flash Drive Offends Everyone

You know, all of the jokes that come to mind about this fetus USB flash drive—complete with a detailed how-to process to make your own—I really can’t make them. But I’m pretty sure that it manages to be offensive to both pro-baby killers and anti-women’s-righters all by its lonesome, miniscule self without my help, even…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Sci Fi Channel Wants to Guilt You Into Watching Crappy Climate Change Movie

Furniture Mate Free-Standing Solution to Mounting Your Flat-Panel TV

A Complete Guide to Playing Video Files On Your PS3, Xbox 360 or Wii

Meet The Wife That Han Solo Never Had

In India, Every SF Story Has A Happy Twist Ending

10 Gadgets That Will Trip You Out Without Drugs

Low Cost Robot On Wheels Can Spy Baddies, Paint Them to Death

Blame Time Travel For Kirk’s Scarred Psyche

Turn an Old iPod Into a Cigarette Holder to Look Cool, Get Cancer

Make Your Own Hellboy Gun

Orangutans and Bonobos Make Art for Charity

Wiimote Keychains Project a Mario Mosaic On Your Wall

Genetically-Engineered Cows Produce 20% More Milk

Comcast Gives Away Free HDMI Cables (If You Ask)

Walmart Black Friday Deals Leaked

Captain Marvel To Get Smart At Warners

Two Guys Jumped Off the Burj Dubai and Lived to Tell About It

New Xbox Experience Causing HDMI Sound Loss Issues

T-Mobile Officially Increases Price of Wireless Data Plans

Fetus Flash Drive Offends Everyone

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